Toba Lake Festival Indonesia
Indonesia - Jakarta - Kuta - Lombok - Semarang - Yogyakarta - Bali
The popular weeklong festival of Toba Lake attracts large crowds. This traditional festival of Indonesia features many cultural events that include traditional singing as well as dancing. However the main attraction of the festival is the canoe race contested by competing villages that resides across the lake. There is an also local arts and craft fair and food and drinks stalls to enjoy.
One can also enjoy traditional sports, boat races, cultural performances and contemporary shows, horse racing and water sports competition and also local handicrafts exhibition that has been held on Lake Festival occasion.
Situated in the heart of North Sumatra, Lake Toba offers panoramic view and
pleasant climate to enjoy. Lake Toba is not only the largest lake in South East
Asia that measures 100km in length. But it is also one of the deepest and highest
lakes in the world. Besides the festival, one more attraction of Toba Lake is
the island of Samosir, which is located in the center of the lake.